Not even subtle: Trump used National Enquirer to smear his opponents, court testimony confirms - Alex Wagner - MSNBC

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Alex Wagner looks at how Donald Trump used his relationship with then-publisher of the National Enquirer, David Pecker, to manufacture negative stories about his political opponents when they were performing too well against him during the 2016 campaign, and explains why showing the National Enquirer to be motivated solely by helping Trump's campaign is key to Trump's prosecution in his New York criminal trial. - Aired on 04/23/2024.

[ALBliberal]

1. Wow!

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2. Go figure

the National Enquirer is the newspaper of choice for Trump voters!!! Who'd a thunk it?

[Rhiannon12866]

3. It's hard to avoid since the cover with the main stories is visible at every supermarket checkout

And David Pecker said that the front page is the essential one.

[trusty elf]

4. Stormy Daniels might have been able to torpedo tRump's candicacy

had she gone public about their tryst before the election. Instead she took the money and kept quiet until it was too late.

So, shame on her.


Fun fact: "Stormy Daniels" is an anagram for "manly steroids".

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Excellent point! Think about it, she could have saved the nation from his Electoral College win!

And all that came after that! Of course, the Republicans could have saved the nation from all we're going through now if they had voted to remove him after the first impeachment hearing. So many chances and no one stepped up - and David Pecker is culpable, too...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. David Pecker confesses on the stand to conspiring with Trump against Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.

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